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Revision as of 19:21, 19 August 2019
- Infection of heart valves
Organisms
- Bacteria
- Fungi
Presentation
- Modified Duke criteria
- IVDU: Viridans group streptococci and Pseudomonas aeroginosa
- Colon cancer: Streptococcus bovis and Clostridium septicum
Treatment
- MSSA native valve endocarditis
- MSSA prosthetic valve endocarditis
- Cloxacillin PLUS rifampin PLUS 2 weeks of gentamicin
- OR Vancomycin/Daptomycin, other things
- 6 weeks
